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Keratoplasty (corneal transplantation):

Produces button 8 mm in diameter

Indications for keratoplasty:

Primary and secondary endothelial decompensation (dystrophy)

Fibrosis

Vascularization

Keratoconus

Failed prior grafts

Interstitial keratitis

Penetrating keratoplasty:

Full thickness corneal graft

8 mm in diameter

Lamellar keratoplasty:

Partial thickness corneal graft

Donor corneal scleral rim:

Want to check for endothelial damage

End of Eye > Cornea > Transplantation of cornea

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